The British government today announced a plan to force drug addicts and alcoholics into treatment or lose their benefits. I had three brothers who lived in England who died from alcoholism, all three were on welfare for years before they died. Perhaps if this approach had been taken a long time ago maybe even one of them might be alive today. I see many people court ordered into AA who do not want to go but after a period of time actually get true sobriety and rebuild their lives. Alcoholism is disease and although incurable it can be placed in complete remission and the alcoholic can live a happy and productive life for many years after they were at their bottom. I commend the British Government for taking this approach and I hope that although unwanted at first it will lead many alcoholics and addicts back to work and better life. I think its a brilliant idea and just think how ludicrous it is that you are given government money to drink yourself to death how is that good.
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